Government foresight capacity Existence, mandate and continuity of a national strategic foresight function. Long-horizon research share Share of gross R&D expenditure classified as basic research. Adult digital skills Share of adults who can perform standard digital tasks. Perceived control over life Self-reported freedom of choice and control over the course of one’s life. University-industry collaboration Intensity of research collaboration between universities and firms. Civil society strength Autonomy, density and participatory reach of civil society organisations. Public-private collaboration Frequency and scale of joint public-private delivery of national objectives. Generalised interpersonal trust Share agreeing that most people can be trusted. Trust in public institutions Confidence in national government, courts and civil service. Cooperation beyond the in-group Reported trust in people met for the first time and in people of another nationality. Court case clearance rate Civil and commercial cases resolved in a year as a share of cases filed in the same year. Adult learning participation Share of adults in formal or non-formal education and training in the last 12 months. Research citation impact Field-normalised citation impact of national research output. Venture capital investment Venture capital deployed as a share of GDP. Regulatory sandbox activity Number and breadth of live regulatory sandboxes and controlled trial regimes. University spinouts Companies formed to commercialise university research, per million people. Business share of R&D Share of gross R&D expenditure performed by business enterprises. Long-term unemployment share Unemployed for 12 months or more, as a share of total unemployment. Export diversification Inverse concentration of the export basket by product. Disaster preparedness and recovery Demonstrated capacity to prepare for and recover from major shocks. Institutional responsiveness Speed at which rules and public programmes are changed in response to new conditions. Large project delivery Cost and schedule performance of major public infrastructure projects. Firm scale-up rate Share of young firms reaching significant employment or turnover thresholds. Sense of national belonging Reported pride in and identification with the national community. Volunteering Share of adults who volunteered time to an organisation in the last month. Political polarisation Degree to which political differences run along a single hostile divide. Civic participation Active membership in associations, unions, parties and community organisations.